A-Z of Grants and Funding
| Grant | Description | Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| Arts Development Grants | Arts Development Grants are for the promotion of arts activities in Leicestershire e.g. theatre, music, dance, art, film etc. | Arts Development |
| Big Society Grant Fund | Grant Fund for organisations/projects who are able to develop ideas and initiatives which will help to deliver the Big Society at a local level. | Big Society |
| Capital Grant Scheme for Aiming High for Disabled Children | Supporting capital investment into short breaks for children and young people living in the County of Leicestershire (not in Leicester City or Rutland). | Aiming High |
| Carer's Support Grant | This Carer's Support Grant is to enable carers to have real time off from their caring role and reduce the impact of caring on their health and well being. | Time Out for Short Breaks |
| Climate Change Grants | Community Climate Change grants can provide funding towards projects in Leicestershire that improve energy efficiency and help to reduce the anticipated impacts of climate change. | Sustainability |
| Community Buildings Grants (FLAG) | The FLAG grants programme is discontinued. | |
| Community Care Grants | Community Care Grants help families under pressure, helping family members remain in the community rather than go into care, or to help people leaving care, or as part of a resettlement programme. ‘Care’ in this context includes hospitals, care homes, foster care, hostels, prisons. | Community Care |
| Community Environmental Grants (FLAG) | The FLAG grants programme is discontinued. | |
| Community Green Space Grant | The Community Green Space Grant is for small scale environmental improvements with community benefit (school applications welcome). | Stepping Stones |
| Grants available through Community Forums, to help develop projects to meet identified priorities for improving local communities. | Community Forum Budgets | |
| Connecting People and Wildlife Grant | Connecting People and Wildlife Grant is for larger projects that have significant community involvement and benefit for wildlife. | Stepping Stones |
| Creative Leicestershire Development Bursaries | Grants to develop arts, design and media microbusinesses with 3 staff or less. | Creative Leicestershire |
| Disabled Facilities Grants | Disabled Facilities Grants provide financial help for disabled people who need an adaptation to their home. | Adaptations |
| Educational Maintenance Grant (EMA) | EMA's are for 16-18 year old students to help them carry on learning. | Student Finance |
| Environmental Grants | Community Environmental Improvement Grants are for public developments that will benefit the environment in and around Leicestershire. | Natural Environment |
| Historic Buildings Grants | Historical Buildings Grants are for assistance and specialist technical advice for essential repairs or the restoration of original architectural features to certain historic buildings and structures. | Historic Buildings |
| Independent Museum Grants | Grants to help improve the way museum collections are cared for and made accessible to the public which could include contributions towards the cost of purchasing equipment, materials or fittings. | Community Museums |
| Landscape and Wildlife Grant | A Grant scheme for farmers and landowners who want to make environmental improvements on their land that have wider community benefit. | Stepping Stones |
| Leicestershire Rural Partnerships Grants | Leicestershire Rural Partnership provides grants for rural businesses and communities. | Leicestershire Rural Partnership |
| Playscheme Funding | Playscheme funding offers financial help for Playschemes to be run in Leicestershire to provide safe and inclusive care for children through out the summer holidays. | Early Learning and Childcare Service |
| Post 16 Access Fund | This funding enables eligible students who live in Leicestershire to stay on in education post 16 years of age. | Student Finance |
| School Cycle Parking Grants | A funding opportunity for Leicestershire schools to bid for funding towards school cycle parking | School Travel Plans |
| Special educational needs funding (SEN) - Integrated Playscheme Funding | Funding is available for playscheme providers to support the integration of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities into mainstream playschemes. | Early Learning and Childcare Service |
| Special educational needs funding (SEN) - Specialist Equipment Grant | Childcare providers may apply (with the agreement of the area Senco) for funding to help employ an additional member of staff for extra support. | Early Learning and Childcare Service |
| Stepping Stones Grants | Grants are awarded for parish/town councils, community groups and schools wishing to carry out environmental improvement schemes | Stepping Stones |
| Vibrant Villages | Grants for rural shops, post offices and community spaces | |
| Village Hall Grants | Village Hall Grants are for works to extend, refurbish or carry out major improvements and repairs to existing village halls or to create new halls e.g. church halls that act as community centres may also be eligible for a grant. | |
| Woodland in my Backyard | A Stepping Stones Project with the Woodland Trust aiming to increase the amount of trees planted in the county. | Stepping Stones |
| Young People - Sir Andrew Martin Trust | Young people and voluntary youth organisations may apply for modest grants (£100 - £1000). Applicants need to live or operate in Leicester, Leicestershire and/or Rutland. | Sir Andrew Martin Trust for Young People |
Page Last Updated: 12 January 2012
